Daniel 4:22

Daniel 4:22

20 ^a“The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong, whose height reached to the heavens and which could be seen by all the earth,

21 whose leaves were lovely and its fruit abundant, in which was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heaven had their home—

22 ^ait is you, O king, who have grown and become strong; for your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, ^band your dominion to the end of the earth.

23 ^a“And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, ^band let him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven¹ times pass over him’;

24 this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king:

25 They shall ^adrive you from men, your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you ^beat grass like oxen. They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven¹ times shall pass over you, ^ctill you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and ^dgives it to whomever He chooses.

26 “And inasmuch as they gave the command to leave the stump and roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be assured to you, after you come to know that ^aHeaven rules.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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It is thou—He speaks pointedly, and without circumlocution (II Samuel 12:7). While pitying the king, he uncompromisingly pronounces his sentence of punishment. Let ministers steer the mean between, on the one hand, fulminations against sinners under the pretext of zeal, without any symptom of compassion; and, on the other, flattery of sinners under the pretext of moderation.

to the end of the earth— (Jeremiah 27:6-8). To the Caspian, Euxine, and Atlantic seas.

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